Minutes before the bombs blew up in Boston, Jeff Bauman looked into the eyes of the man who tried to kill him.Enlarge image

Just before 3 p.m. on April 15, Bauman was waiting among the crowd for his girlfriend to cross the finish line at the Boston Marathon. A man wearing a cap, sunglasses and a black jacket over a hooded sweatshirt looked at Jeff, 27, and dropped a bag at his feet, his brother, Chris Bauman, said in an interview.

Two and a half minutes later, the bag exploded, tearing Jeff’s legs apart. A picture of him in a wheelchair, bloodied and ashen, was broadcast around the world as he was rushed to Boston Medical Center. He lost both legs below the knee.

“He woke up under so much drugs, asked for a paper and pen and wrote, ‘bag, saw the guy, looked right at me,’” Chris Bauman said yesterday in an interview.

Tico Rick wrote:First suspect did not die instantly. I hope he had time to ponder his actions in his remaining moments.

The speed and overwhelming firepower with which the authorities have responded has been amazing.

One report overnight stated the dead brother had ball bearing wounds in addition to bullet wounds. I don't know that they've confirmed reports that the brothers were throwing bombs and grenades at police in addition to firing weapons.

Tico Rick wrote:Not to be snarky, but is it a fact that the people in that picture blew up the Boston marathon? If they did, they would certainly be classified as terrorists. If they happened to be Arab, does that automatically provide us with their motivation?

It doesn't with 100 % certainty. But if Vegas took bets on such motives you could get 20 to 1 odds that the motive was Islamic based.

Froggy wrote:Wondering if they are Spanish, or Italian, or hell... American... Totally ok. Wondering if they are middle eastern... "HOW DARE YOU SPECULATE ON THEIR NATIONALITY!"

It was the hope-they-were-white-redneck-skinhead-southerner syndrome.

The bombers would have been scum whether they were neo-nazis, radical lefties(like the would-be Ohio bridge bombers), Muslims(the most frequent perps), or angry girl scouts. Many people want to pretend that there isn't a constant radical Muslim threat against the U.S.

Tico Rick wrote:Not to be snarky, but is it a fact that the people in that picture blew up the Boston marathon? If they did, they would certainly be classified as terrorists. If they happened to be Arab, does that automatically provide us with their motivation?

It doesn't with 100 % certainty. But if Vegas took bets on such motives you could get 20 to 1 odds that the motive was Islamic based.

There have been reports of social media accounts/pages that are linked to the terrorists here. If they are truly from these individuals (and it sure looks like it to me)". Then we can safely assume these acts were committed under a radical Muslim theme.

It's unfortunate, but it is what is folks.

Not all Muslims are terrorists by a long shot, but we certainly are under threat from radicalized Muslims in this country. Shoe bomber, underware bomber, times square bomber, etc...

Froggy wrote:Wondering if they are Spanish, or Italian, or hell... American... Totally ok. Wondering if they are middle eastern... "HOW DARE YOU SPECULATE ON THEIR NATIONALITY!"

It was the hope-they-were-white-redneck-skinhead-southerner syndrome.

The bombers would have been scum whether they were neo-nazis, radical lefties(like the would-be Ohio bridge bombers), Muslims(the most frequent perps), or angry girl scouts. Many people want to pretend that there isn't a constant radical Muslim threat against the U.S.

Yeah I saw this all over the internet. A lot of people really wanted the perp to be some NRA member.

Honestly this is the best case scenario for the nationality of the suspects. We can just sell/give Putin some drones and assist with intel and they can do the dirty work. That is if this ends up being connected back to a terrorist cell in Chechnya, and not just a couple of guys acting on their own.